Participation of Vitebsk archivists in events covering the history of the creation of the Union State of Belarus and Russia

On December 8, 1999, the Agreement on the creation of the Union State of Belarus and Russia was signed. In connection with the 25th anniversary of its signing, the agenda of events with the participation of representatives of the State Archive of the Vitebsk Region or organized by the archive includes issues related to this anniversary date. Thus, on December 10, 2024, during the introductory seminar on preparation for the regional stage of the national competition of scientific and research works on local history of students, its participants were shown archival documents on the discussion of the draft union treaty at a meeting of the Vitebsk Regional Council of Deputies in October 1999.

At the seminar for members of the educational and methodological association of teachers of history and social science of the Oktyabrsky district of Vitebsk, held on December 11, 2024 at the State Archives of the Vitebsk Region, the issue of the possibilities of using archival sources in the project and research work of students was covered on the basis of documents related to the topic of union construction and the relationship between Belarus and Russia.

In the photos: Head of the Department for the Use and Publication of Documents of the State Archives of the Vitebsk Region V.P.Kokhanko demonstrates documents related to the creation of the Union State of Belarus and Russia to the participants of the seminar